Spend my Bonus - Part Deux

[Potsie]

Since you all were so helpful when @Irrelevant had a bonus…

I get my yearly bonus end of 1st quarter and it was a good year. After taxes, adulting obligations, and family stuff I’ve got $1500 in the squirrel fund to have fun with. For me, fun means guns/hunting gear.

I picked up a tikka T3x SS .22-250 1:8 twist this winter after selling a rifle. It needs to go see @p_ham for a bob/thread job. I’ve already got a Stocky’s VGS ordered and on the way. Here’s the dilemma - do I keep it a .22-250, or since it’s there already do I go all in and tickle it with a reamer to an AI, or even further to a .22 Creed? The other side of the coin is if there’s no chamber work (already have brass/dies) I’d potentially have enough jingle in my pocket for a new can.

So option #1 is keep it .22-250, cut/thread + DA Nomad TI can or new can about to hit the market.

Option #2 is .22-250 AI, uses same brass but I would need new dies, remaining budget wouldn’t be enough for a new can, open to options for what’s left.

Option #3 is .22 Creed, need new brass/dies, and even less remaining.

My thinking is keep it a .22-250, brass/dies are already a sunk cost, and barrel life will be longer. I can play with a wildcat once I toast the barrel and have to replace. Plus a second (and better) can would be a nice add.

 

[ccc23454]

My thinking is keep it a .22-250, brass/dies are already a sunk cost, and barrel life will be longer. I can play with a wildcat once I toast the barrel and have to replace. Plus a second (and better) can would be a nice add.

I vote this!

 

[TN2shot07]

I’m with ccc, shoot it out and go from there. Just for the brass I’d lean 22 creed later but you’ll know by the time you rebarrel if it’s here to stay or not.

What’s the plan for glass?

 

[WildWill]

I really want a 22 Creed it'll be the next rifle I add to the collection. So that gets my vote.

 

[Potsie]

I’m with ccc, shoot it out and go from there. Just for the brass I’d lean 22 creed later but you’ll know by the time you rebarrel if it’s here to stay or not.

What’s the plan for glass?

Already sporting a Trijicon Creedo HX 2.5-15x44. I like it a lot.

 

[ccc23454]

I really want a 22 Creed it'll be the next rifle I add to the collection. So that gets my vote.

I just built a 6mmARC, almost did it as a 22 ARC. I like the smaller AR platforms guns, but did a lot of reading on that 22 creedmore along way and it's impressive. Fyi the 6ARC is awesome!

 

[TN2shot07]

Already sporting a Trijicon Creedo HX 2.5-15x44. I like it a lot.

Good call!

 

[Addicting]

Since you all were so helpful when @Irrelevant had a bonus…

I get my yearly bonus end of 1st quarter and it was a good year. After taxes, adulting obligations, and family stuff I’ve got $1500 in the squirrel fund to have fun with. For me, fun means guns/hunting gear.

I picked up a tikka T3x SS .22-250 1:8 twist this winter after selling a rifle. It needs to go see @p_ham for a bob/thread job. I’ve already got a Stocky’s VGS ordered and on the way. Here’s the dilemma - do I keep it a .22-250, or since it’s there already do I go all in and tickle it with a reamer to an AI, or even further to a .22 Creed? The other side of the coin is if there’s no chamber work (already have brass/dies) I’d potentially have enough jingle in my pocket for a new can.

So option #1 is keep it .22-250, cut/thread + DA Nomad TI can or new can about to hit the market.

Option #2 is .22-250 AI, uses same brass but I would need new dies, remaining budget wouldn’t be enough for a new can, open to options for what’s left.

Option #3 is .22 Creed, need new brass/dies, and even less remaining.

My thinking is keep it a .22-250, brass/dies are already a sunk cost, and barrel life will be longer. I can play with a wildcat once I toast the barrel and have to replace. Plus a second (and better) can would be a nice add.

Buy my rem 700 300PRC I’m going to post. It’s already threaded!

 

[Potsie]

Buy my rem 700 300PRC I’m going to post. It’s already threaded!

I just sold one of those because everything it could do, my RUM does better - to much overlap in capabilities, but the RUM goes to 11.

 

[Addicting]

I just sold one of those because everything it could do, my RUM does better - to much overlap in capabilities, but the RUM goes to 11.

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But mine was chambered by the legendary p_ham! It would even out laser a Creedmoor!

 

[shrapnel]

Leave it as it is. AI doesn’t do enough to make it worthwhile.

Take $600.00 of that money and buy yourself a Garmin radar chronograph. You won’t be sorry…

 

[brockel]

At the barrel length you are looking at there’s only a 75-100fps difference between the 22-250 and the creed.

#1 for me

 

[Potsie]

Leave it as it is. AI doesn’t do enough to make it worthwhile.

Take $600.00 of that money and buy yourself a Garmin radar chronograph. You won’t be sorry…

got one.

 

[Hem]

Scrap the whole project, buy a two hand fly rod set up and get fishing.
Yeah, maybe a little partial.

 

[Jbotto]

With it twisted properly, the only thing that isn’t modern about the .22-250 is the case. Scorch the perfectly good barrel and do something different with the next one. #1 for me with these options.

 

[VMHunter]

Use the money for a hunt! Experiences > Things

 

[WildWill]

At the barrel length you are looking at there’s only a 75-100fps difference between the 22-250 and the creed.

#1 for me

What barrel length would you recommend for a 22 Creed?

 

[brockel]

What barrel length would you recommend for a 22 Creed?

22”+. Even still you aren’t gaining a ridiculous amount of velocity over the standard 22-250. Where the 22 creed gains its advantage is that most all 22 creed reamers have a much longer throat than your standard 22-250 so you can run your high bc bullets. But tikkas are unique in that their 22-250 throats are long compared to other manufacturers

 

[Hammsolo]

I was in a similar predicament last year and went 250. Once it’s burned out I’ll switch it up. I’m shopping for a can now. I think I’m settled on the Dead Air XC.

My 250 is a laser beam. I’ve zapped 6 yotes since January and all required zero clicks and one I just held high shoulder at 314.

The only miss I’ve had was my fault, as misses are. 54 yards loping quartering towards me to escape into a ravine, and I should have let him go. Whifffff

 

[cgasner1]

Scrap the whole project, buy a two hand fly rod set up and get fishing.
Yeah, maybe a little partial.

Traxxas x maxx instead of a fly rod. Kids will love it also